After the airline made an unsullied proffer to finish the clash for the first time in two months, anticipation of an ending to the long-running row between British Airways and its cabin crew, rose momentarily.
But the Unite union, on behalf of most of BA’s 13,400 flight attendants, gave a tepid retort, stating that it did not feel that it would finish what has turned into one of the most prolonged and pungent industrial clashes in BA’s history.
Unite’s joint Leader, Derek Simpson said” While we are not at all optimistic this offer provides a basis for resolution of the dispute, we will of course be considering it and consulting with our cabin crew representatives before making a formal response”.
Bill Francis, BA’s Head of Cabin Crew, declared that the airline had altered its bid in line with the response that they had acknowledged from the crew and they authentically alleged that it could end the clash.
However, the new deal was analogous to the proposals that BA had made in its last proffer in April and did not tackle any of the issues on which Unite was scheduling to start balloting staff from June 29, such as the airline’s extraction of travel concessions from conspicuous workers.
If the new ballot would be victorious, it could mean a third round of walkouts over summer, subsequent to two earlier waves of stoppages that had forced BA to cancel thousands of flights, since March.
